States that have not finished counting their ballots must move "expeditiously," as it's not good to leave Americans hanging on to learn whether President Donald Trump or Democrat presidential nominee Joe Biden have won the election, former White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney said Wednesday.
"It's good for the health of the nation to have a winner here sooner rather than later," Mulvaney told Fox Business' Maria Bartiromo. Results from key battleground states North Carolina, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Nevada, Michigan, and Wisconsin, all remain too close to determine, and the call that Biden won in Arizona remains disputed.
"I’ve been on the phone since about 3 a.m. with friends out there," Mulvaney said of Arizona, which was called early for Biden by Fox News, followed later by other news outlets. "The president has closed by about 30,000 votes. He was down 130,000 three hours ago and is down 100,000 now."
If Trump would end up winning Arizona and its 6 electoral votes after all, that would mean he'd need to win Wisconsin to tie the race and Michigan to win it, meaning Pennsylvania "becomes irrelevant," said Mulvaney.
"It doesn't make a difference who declares victory, who concedes defeat," he added. "The numbers are going to be what the numbers are going to be. That's what the president was talking about last night."
Trump doesn't want to disenfranchise anyone, but he wants to make sure that all votes that are cast "properly" are counted, said Mulvaney.
Meanwhile, Nevada does not plan to resume its vote count until Thursday, which Mulvaney called "dangerous."
"What's happening with those votes while the folks are gone for the day," he said.
The delays make no sense, even considering the coronavirus pandemic, Mulvaney said, but for some reason, Philadelphia, Michigan, Nevada, and Wisconsin were not able to handle the difficulties like other places were.
"It's too late to do anything about it now," said Mulvaney.
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